Shifting Gears Wraps Up for 2011

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During the month of May, 1,250 employees from more than 100 workplaces took part in Shifting Gears, a challenge to get people to walk, bicycle, carpool or take public transit. It seems it was a successful challenge as over 100,000 km were travelled using these active modes of transportation. This relates to saving more than 43,000 kg of carbon emissions!

Shifting Gears Ambassador: Brianna Salmon

The closing ceremonies were today and awards were handed out to the best performers in each category.

Micro: A tie between The Toy Shop & Have You Seen. Honourable Mention: CIBC Wood Gundy

Small: A tie between Peterborough Green-Up & Wild Rock Outfitters. Honourable Mention: Tridont Family Dentistry

Medium: Parks Canada, Trent-Severn Waterway. Honourable Mention: Swish Maintenance

 

Large: Wal-Mart. Honourable Mention: Ontario Public Service: Robinson Place

100 percent of employees taking part: Sticklings Bakery & Studio-N

 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Stuff To Do In Peterborough This Weekend

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Friday

Shifting Gears Closing Ceremonies, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at The Silver Bean

Bridesmaids and The Hangover 2, Adults $10, Children $3 - 8:15 at the Mustang Drive-In

Saturday

Ode'min Giizis Festival Sunrise Ceremony, 5 a.m. Del Crary Park

Ode'min Giizis Festival Community Procession, 10 a.m. Confederation Park

Father's Day Story & Craft for ages 5- 12, Free - 10:45 a.m. Peterborough Public Library

25 Cent Summer Reading Book Sale., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Peterborough Public Library

Ode'min Giizis Festival Traditional Gathering, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m Del Crary Park

Ode'min Giizis Festival Panel Discussion, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m Market Hall, 140 Charlotte St.

Ode'min Giizis Festival Outdoor Music Concert, 8 p.m Hunter Street Stage

Bridesmaids and The Hangover 2, Adults $10, Children $3 - 8:15 at the Mustang Drive-In

Father's Day

Street Scene 2011 with the Kawartha Street Rods, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Riverview Park & Zoo

Ode'min Giizis Festival Iroquois Lacrosse Program, $10 - 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Thomas A Stewart High School

15th Annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show, Adult/$10; Student/Senior/$9; Youth (5-14)/$6; Under 5 free.; Family/$30 (Includes 2 adults & 4 youth). Lang Pioneer Village

Bridesmaids and The Hangover 2, Adults $10, Children $3 - 8:15 at the Mustang Drive-In

 

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City Of Peterborough "Envisioning Peterborough's Future" Questionnaire

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The City of Peterborough has an online questionnaire for "Envisioning Peterborough's Future," and are asking for feedback on how you would like Peterborough to look over the next 10 to 20 years. Peterborough has a Official Plan Review, which is a long-term comprehensive framework for land use decision-making in our community.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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What Is Your Vision For A Sustainable Peterborough?

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Give your input on Peterborough's future. Take this survey.

[YouTube; Sustainable Peterborough; Sustainable Peterborough - What is Your Vision Survey]

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PtboPics: Author Ann Douglas At The Mother Of All Book Launches At Glow Maternity

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Last night at Glow Maternity, Peterborough's Ann Douglas (a contributor to PtboCanada) launched her completely revised and updated edition of The Mother of All Pregnancy Books.

The first copy of the new book being signed

Ann Douglas (pictured at right) discussing her new book

[Having-a-baby.com]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival 2011 Is This Weekend

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Little Lake and Del Crary Park will be a busy spot this weekend as Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival gets underway, with opening ceremonies taking place Friday evening at 7 p.m. and the races getting underway first thing Saturday morning. With funds raised this year for PRHC's Breast Assessment Centre, the hope is that they will reach the $2,000,000 mark since the festival first began in 2001. Come on out and support our paddlers!  (Click here for pictures from last year's event.)

A team practices their stroke in preparation for race day. Photo - Evan Holt

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PtboPics: 10th Annual Peterborough Relay for Life

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Peterborough's DBIA Suggest "Care Meters" In The Downtown

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[chextvDOTcom; DBIA]

What do you think of this idea?

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Dave Di Bella To Carry "Remember Flag" At Peterborough Relay For Life Event This Week

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The Canadian Cancer Society: Relay For Life is much more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back in the hope of finding a cure for this terrible disease.

This year Relay For Life is embarking on its 10th year here in Peterborough. It takes place June 3rd and 4th from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at Rhema Christian School, and the public is invited to come out to the track and watch the relay, and show their support for all the teams participating. It starts Friday evening, and is a 12-hour event. Organizers hope to raise about $200,000.

This year, Peterborough's David Di Bella will be carrying the "Remember Flag" with his kids Kaitlin and Lukas as part of the opening ceremonies Friday evening. Dave's wife Kristen lost her battle with cancer, but Dave and his family are carrying on the fight. They will be on the stage for opening ceremonies, and the announcers will be reading a short note Dave prepared for the event.

[Peterborough Relay for Life]

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Police To Target The Top 10 Intersections For Collisions In Peterborough As Part Of "Project Top 10"

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From a Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service Media Release today...

Over the past several years, the traffic unit has conducted Project Lansdowne.
This project was initiated as Lansdowne St had 6 intersections in the top 10 for the for the most collisions.
This remained the same for 2008 and 2009.
In 2010 the results of the project began to take effect as Lansdowne St. had only 3 intersections in the top 10 for the most collisions.
 
Due to the success of Project Lansdowne it will be expanded in 2011 to target all the high collision intersections throughout the city.
It will be called Project "Top 10"
It will follow the same concept and have a plainclothes officer standing at these intersections and calling out offences to uniform officers waiting in the area.
 
The statistics for 2010 showed the following intersections were in the Top 10 for most number of collisions.
1 Clonsilla and Sherbrooke
2 Monaghan and Lansdowne
3 Clonsilla and Goodfellow
4 Water and Parkhill
5 Parkway and Lansdowne
6 High and Lansdowne
7 Parkhill and George
8 Rubidge and King
9 Chemong and Towerhill
10 Armour and Parkhill.
 
The Traffic unit kicked off Project "Top 10" on May 30th.
 
Three intersections were targeted.
Monaghan and Lansdowne
Clonsilla and Goodfellow
Parkway and Lansdowne.
 
Officers will not only be looking for vehicles running amber and red lights this year but will also be targeting seatbelts and drivers using cell phones.
 
18 charges were laid in the first day.
1 red light
5 amber lights
3 seatbelts
3 cell phones
6 other HTA charges.
 
This project will continue on various dates throughout the summer.
 
Fines for noted offences are:
Red light $325.00
Amber light $180.00
Seatbelt $240.00
Cell Phone $155.00

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